Where has the Mediterranean fruit fly been recorded?

Ceratitis capitata occurrence evidence comes from 919 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1901 to 2026. Most records come from Kenya.

• 919 records
• 40 places
• 83 years recorded
• Insecta class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Mediterranean fruit fly has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Mediterranean fruit fly. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Related animals

Others in the family Tephritidae.

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